CVE-2005-3416

Description

phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and the session_start function has not been called to handle a session, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks by setting the $_SESSION and $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variables to strings instead of arrays, which causes an array_merge function call to fail.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.84% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory hardened-php.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/20413	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081113317600&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-925	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17366	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/130	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18098	third party advisory
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_172005.75.html	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015121	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15243	patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3416?: CVE-2005-3416 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3416?: To fix CVE-2005-3416, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3416 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3416 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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